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I love hot pot

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每měi次cì不bù知道zhī dào吃chī什么shén me的de时候shí hou，我们wǒ men就jiù会huì去qù吃chī火锅huǒ guō。

火锅huǒ guō非常fēi cháng好吃hǎo chī，我们wǒ men可以kě yǐ选择xuǎn zé自己zì jǐ喜欢xǐ huan的de味道wèi dào和hé食物shí wù。

一yī群qún人rén坐zuò在zài一起yī qǐ吃chī不同bù tóng口味kǒu wèi的de菜cài，真的zhēn de很hěn方便fāng biàn，也yě很hěn热闹rè nao。

许多xǔ duō外国人wài guó rén来lái到dào中国Zhōng guó以后yǐ hòu最zuì喜欢xǐ huan的de就jiù是shì火锅huǒ guō了le。

现在xiàn zài火锅huǒ guō已经yǐ jīng像xiàng饺子jiǎo zi一样yī yàng成为chéng wéi了le中国Zhōng guó饮食yǐn shí的de象征xiàng zhēng。

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Vocabulary 53 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
每	měi	each / every
次	cì	classifier for enumerated events: time
不	bù	no; not so
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of
吃	chī	to eat; to consume / to eat at
什么	shén me	something; anything
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
时候	shí hou	time / length of time / moment / period
我们	wǒ men	we; us; ourselves; our
就	jiù	in that case; then
会	huì	to be likely to; to be sure to
去	qù	to go, to go to
火锅	huǒ guō	hotpot / (basketball) a blocked shot; a block
非常	fēi cháng	very; really
好吃	hǎo chī	tasty; delicious
可以	kě yǐ	can / may / possible / able to
选择	xuǎn zé	to select; to pick
自己	zì jǐ	oneself; (attributive) one's own
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
味道	wèi dào	flavor; taste
和	hé	and; together with
食物	shí wù	food
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
群	qún	group / crowd / flock, herd, pack etc
人	rén	person; people
坐	zuò	to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
在	zài	(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
一起	yī qǐ	(in) the same place
不同	bù tóng	different / distinct / not the same / not alike
口味	kǒu wèi	a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor
菜	cài	dish (of food)
真的	zhēn de	really; truly; indeed
很	hěn	very; quite
方便	fāng biàn	convenient; suitable
也	yě	also; too; as well; (not ...) either
热闹	rè nao	bustling with noise and excitement / lively
许多	xǔ duō	many / a lot of / much
外国人	wài guó rén	foreigner
来	lái	to come
到	dào	to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
中国	Zhōng guó	China
以后	yǐ hòu	after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
最	zuì	(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
了	le	modal particle (emphasis)
现在	xiàn zài	now; at present; currently
已经	yǐ jīng	already
像	xiàng	to resemble / to be like / to look as if
饺子	jiǎo zi	dumpling / pot-sticker
一样	yī yàng	just like
成为	chéng wéi	to become; to turn into
饮食	yǐn shí	eating and drinking / food and drink; diet
象征	xiàng zhēng	symbol; emblem